Hazardous Materials Expo 2018

The Hazardous Materials Expo is the UK’s largest event designed to showcase the latest innovations that further the detection, management, testing and removal of hazardous materials and the protection of the environment.

Theatre Hall 22

Wednesday 12th September

Thursday 13th September

11.00 - 11.30

Ralph Pullinger

BIM has a natural place in the AEC space for marine and coastal engineering but given the unusual shapes it can sometimes be difficult to put into practice. Dry docks, offices and other support complexes can all be served by the use of BIM if managed correctly. Explore how the use of digital advanced modelling tools on structures such as tidal defences, piers, jetties and the like can help unlock greater project design efficiencies for civil engineering and infrastructure projects.

11.45 - 12.15

David Smith

This presentation will focus on Gc, Gc-ms and GcxGC techniques giving real life examples of where Concept Life Sciences have used this technology to solve customers real analytical problems, and show how these approaches combined can open up new ways of looking at hydrocarbon analysis in all environmental applications.

12.30 - 13.00

Simon Talbot

While the Gorebridge incident has demonstrated the result of getting a ground-gas risk assessments wrong, traditional spot ground-gas monitoring and generic risk assessments often over estimates the ground-gas risk at development sites.
This presentation will discuss why over conservatism occurs and the cost impacts associated with this and how higher quality continuous monitoring can provide robust ‘lines of evidence’ that can de-risk sites. This will be illustrated through case studies.

13.15 - 13.45

Seamus Connolly MBE

“Cross-pollination” of ideas learnt in other industries can be the inspiration for success in preventing pollution and avoiding environmental damage (including heavy fines).
Lessons learnt in the aid/relief sector are readily applicable to contamination incidents when people become stressed and panic. Training, organisation and response equipment are paramount for a successful and safe outcome.
The speaker will focus on proven design methodology to assist the responders.

14.00 - 14.30

Dr Robert Keighley

Contamination of the worlds waters by plastics are of a major concern. This seminar covers how using an FTIR Microscope, the single most powerful tool used for the identification of microplastics, Newcastle University & Shimadzu UK, positively identified various types of plastics within the stomachs of 90 crustaceans taken from Six of the world’s deepest ocean trenches including the Mariana Trench at a staggering 10,890 meter deep.

14.45 - 15.15

Russell Corbyn

The talk will focus on Topsoil use on construction sites. It will briefly overview what a Topsoil is, the provenance of different topsoil types and how investigation and analysis of topsoil can aid decision making and money saving while delivering a good product for customers. Whether re-using or importing topsoils to the site the talk aims to provide a good broad overview of an often-overlooked subject.

11.00 - 11.30

Rob Burton

Hydro-Logic Services have undertaken thousands of Monitoring CERTification Scheme (MCERTS) inspections for water company, industrial and landfill customers throughout the UK. The seminar will describe the requirements of the Environment Agency MCERTS and the challenges faced by consent holders, together with the opportunities that compliance presents. It will also discuss the benefits of accurate flow measurement data and real-time data acquisition using Smart Monitoring technology.

11.45 - 12.15

Nicola Harries, Nicholas Willenbrock & Rob Sweeney

Since 1999, CL:AIRE''s role and remit has expanded into many areas of sustainable land reuse. CL:AIRE will present its recent work and future plans for major initiatives and projects including the Definition of Waste Code of Practice and Asbestos in Soils. The session will also showcase CL:AIRE’s plans for collaborating more with industry to strengthen its role as the leading education provider for sustainable land management.

12.30 - 13.00

Michael Leggett

A summary of the different sensor technologies used in the waste water industry; The benefits and drawbacks of each technology and how selecting the right option for your application can improve operational efficiency and profits.

13.15 - 13.45

Tony Thompson

The fatal fire in Grenfell Tower produced debris which contaminated the local area, including an adjacent academy. Residents in North Kensington continue to raise real concerns about the health and safety of their community and the impact of contaminants in and around the academy and homes. The seminar will consider what action has been taken and the range of issues that this incident raises, both locally and for future emergencies.

14.00 - 14.30

Gary Bower

Hazardous Waste Classification Technical Guidance Document WM3 is the UK’s ‘bible’ for hazardous waste classification assessment. The document will be updated in summer following amendments to the Ecotoxic hazardous property assessment process. The seminar will provide an update on the revised methodology, with a focus on the assessment of contaminated soil.

14.45 - 15.15

1) Akshay Singhal 2) Kartik Hajela

Being one of the most innovative companies in the field of Nanotechnology, Log 9 Materials has explored various new materials for the spill domain. We were able to develop a Graphene based material with a commercially scalable process based on which our offerings can make spill cleanup not only economical, but highly effective too. We would like to showcase our research journey and findings to the industry.